Bill, I have wondered the same thing about the blocks of ice being dropped into a bunker. In my younger days I was an active ice-carver on the side. The blocks of ice were 300 pounds, not 200, though blocks that were scored (cut with saw marks) could easily be broken into smaller blocks. I am not aware that I have ever seen what these reefer bunkers were like. But in my imagination I have always thought they would not be anything like that deep, unless the ice would be broken into much smaller chunks before falling. I bet some of the guys on this list can speak to this issue with some authority. - Earl Henry, Nashville In a message dated 3/14/2013 5:31:39 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I have wondered about the sliding of a 200+ pound block of ice into the bunker with possibly an 8 foot drop. What stops it from going right through the floor to the ground? (:->) That has to be 1 strong floor to continually take that abuse. Thank You, Bill Lane
